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    4.5 (1.2k reviews)
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    Green chile beef stew
    Anna H.

    Do NOT sleep on the beef green chile stew - omg! A warm tortilla on the side, so so delicious! A little bit of a bite due to the green chile. The salad as well as chips, salsa, and guacamole were excellent. The service was wonderful and the ambiance was relaxed while being lively. The colors of the cafe are beautiful yellows, reds, blues. We felt very welcomed and our drinks arrived quickly. Quality of the food is excellent.

    Menu August 2025
    Katie R.

    Friendly service and delicious food in the heart of Santa Fe. We ordered a variety of different things from the menu. I got the Enchilada suizas, which was the special for the day, my boyfriend got the Chile Relleno Plate, and others got the frito pie, enchiladas, or a salad. Mine came with refried beans and others came with pinto beans. Both were good but I liked the refried beans the best. Portions were pretty big, some people shared, some had leftovers, and those of us that finished our plates left very full. There were different areas to sit including a couple rooms and a back patio. We were in the side room that was a little more plain, but the other room really had that New Mexico feel and vibe. We came for lunch on a Sunday afternoon and they were easily able to accommodate our group of 7.

    Watermelon salad
    Rebecca F.

    Wonderful Santa Fe hospitality and ambiance! Good service and great menu. Plus they don't hold back on the tequila in their margaritas.

    Entry dining
    Robert M.

    So far, this is the best Mexican cuisine in New Mexico in my limited NM dining experience. My spouse and I had lunch and ordered the Chef Salad and the Enchilada Plate with baked chicken. The Chef Salad was made with fresh ingredients and was a nice, ample portion. The Enchiladas were crafted with yellow corn tortillas filled with baked chicken, cheddar cheese, and onions, all generously topped with a rich red chile sauce. Absolutely delicious! The restaurant's decor was authentic and unique, fitting perfectly with its location in an artist town. The restrooms were clean, and the service was excellent. A wonderful find!

    David B.

    The service was great. I did order a club sandwich in Santa Fe and it didn't disappoint. My wife ordered more traditional and gives the hominy and beans high marks.

    Indoors
    Val R.

    While vacationing in Santa Fe within a few hours of arrival I walked into Palacio Cafe for dinner . The owners were present and waited on me and other guest . The owner and his wife are very kind and nice . From my observation they are well respected as there was a couple who was on my flight . They stopped by for dinner and to visit the owners. The food was really delicious and fresh, sauces made from scratch . The jalapeno margarita was top notch the best I've had . I've traveled to many places. By far the best . The ambiance is nice and clean and is definitely Santa Fe vibe .

    Frito Pie
    Eileen B.

    This place is delicious and adorable We came after church it's right next to it I ordered the special suiza enchilada with chicken green chili carmelized onions and avocado and rice and beans Our table ordered frito pie and green chili burger The margaritas are top notch

    Robert C.

    July 22nd 2024 walked a few blocks from the plaza Eastward to the Palacio Cafe. Very busy place at lunch Wife had a $16.64 chicken enchilada with corn tortilla. Two corn tortillas with chicken cheddar cheese onions topped with red chili sauce just the way she likes it hot and spicy. I had the $13 Rubin sandwich it comes on marble rye bread thousand Island dressing Swiss cheese corned beef and sauerkraut. Wife would normally order this but has an aversion to sauerkraut I would usually not order this as not fond of marble rye bread. However the corned beef was juicy tender and so outstanding the best reuben sandwich I have ever tasted so good that I overlooked the marble rye bread. Would come back here again in an instant for the reuben sandwich alone. my wife can even have some and I would eat her sauerkraut

    Enchilada Plate
    Adele L.

    We came in at 3 pm. It's slow, not much costumers, however it took quite a while to get ordered, served, and asked for the check. The service is slow however warm and friendly. The food is excellent. We had Cuban Rueben and Enchilada Plate. Both tasted amazing. The price is very reasonable as well.

    Taos sandwich and Palacio Club sandwich
    Cher C.

    What a delightful gem in Santa Fe. Staff is friendly and welcoming. Sandwiches were delicious.

    Huevos rancheros
    Joe M.

    I recently moved to Santa Fe and was looking for some different spots to eat. I found Palacio Cafe and noticed it had a good amount of reviews, and they were all positive. We stopped by for breakfast and had huevos rancheros and a breakfast burrito, both of which came out fast, fresh, and were delicious. The heat and flavor was perfect, which I think is due to the slow cooked chiles they do. The building is quaint and in a nice part of town, with plenty of on-street parking. Inside is roomy, not too loud, and had a very authentic and historic feel. We're pretty sure our waiter was actually the owner, and he was very polite. Highly recommended to anyone looking for a good spot for breakfast!

    Front of menu
    Sean G.

    Absolutely fantastic service and food was incredibly good. Very authentic preparations of many favorites. Prices are very reasonable. Beautiful patio area that is very pretty at night with the string lights on. Highly recommend!!

    Frito pie
    Wayne H.

    It's a cute place but not sure it's 5 star. The enchiladas are good , but the sauce was blah, but the filling had all the flavor. The frito pie need seasoning

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    We loved the food and the family were amazing. The family was very kind and took great care of on service and the place is so cute!

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    Great food, lots of flavor and homecooked style. Wonderful service too. The chilaquiles were the best!

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    Amazing food, quick service, authentic and great prices. Can't beat it! Would recommend to anyone in the area

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    We came in on a weekday around 7:30 PM. As we were driving by looking for parking, we saw the…read moretables and chairs being moved into the gravel. We thought we might have got the closing time mixed up so once we found a parking spot, I went over to ask. They said they were moving all of the tables so that they could clean the concrete pathway. We asked if it was OK we sat outside still with our dog and they said that was fine. They moved us to the other side of the pillar which we originally didn't mind but then quickly realized there's no lighting there. So we were eating dinner in a very dim lit area. After reading the reviews, we were excited to try the fish tacos, tamales, and fresh chips and salsa. Unfortunately, none of these really were superstar standouts for us. The blackened fish didn't have a ton of flavor. I found myself searching for a salsa that had a little bit of salt and flavor to spruce up the fish taco. I ate one of the three and my husband ate the remaining. The tamales tasted fresh and the ratio of protein to masa was great. We ate the tamale mostly without the mole sauce, which we didn't really care for. The salsa and chips that came out as an appetizer were fine. The salsas were different and flavorful. I wish that when they dropped off the different salsas (which they do on a rotation) they would have explained what each one was.

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    We got the mezcal margarita expecting something like a dirty mezcalito and it was not it. LToday…read moreseemed very light on tequila and very very light on mezcal but if you're a newbie you'd probably like it. But overpriced tbh Food was really good! Rellenos were covered in lots of red sauce which had the besttt flavor but absolutely no spice :/ the relleno also had 0 spice. 0/10 for spice level so also if you're a newbie go for it!! Beans on the side were topped with sour cream which actually was great! Also shrimp/fish tacos were delishh. Really good flavor and freshness. Would have been amazing to have some crispy taco options but soft was nice. Rice was the worst part of the whole experience! Soooo bland. Worst I've had in a long time for real! Thankfully the dishes have a lot of sauce to soak it up with. The bathrooms were cute but the men's bathroom is a one person and does not lock... anyways! We loved the vibe ambiance and the waiters were really awesome!! I'd recommend!

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    We had the seasonal citrus salad, Chile Relleno, El Salvadorian combo plate with a pupusa and a…read morebanana leaf tamale and a cup of beef green chili stew. Oh also a prickly pear margarita. The chili was excellent came with a large side of rice and beans, lettuce, pico sour cream guacamole was absolutely delicious. Same as the salad I replaced the blue cheese with goat cheese and it was excellent. The dressing was so good and the fruit fresh. The margarita, perfect not too sweet not artificial tasting at all. Now, the tamale oh my goodness I've never had such a moist tamale maybe the best tamale I've ever had. The pupusa was delicious and they didn't skimp on the cabbage salad. I expected something different with the beef stew. It was much thinner and Brosier than I expected, but it had an absolutely delicious flavor and plenty of meat. I would definitely come back here and I would definitely recommend this to anybody

    Service was efficient although not particularly helpful. There is a printed menu for lunch but…read moreonly a high chalkboard menu for dinner, making it difficult to read. The server also failed to tell us that we could order only off of the one menu that fit the exact time of our visit, which happened to coincide with the time that they switch from offering lunch to the time they serve dinner. The cheeseburger was very tasty. The grilled salmon tacos were good but served with flavorless beans and bland rice. Not a place we'd refuse to visit again, but definitely not one we're eager to return to either.

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